Sponsored by: MIT IDEAS Global Challenge

Have an innovative project that could make a positive change in the world? Enter in the IDEAS Global Challenge for a chance to win up to $15K per team to make your idea a reality. Teams must be led by a full-time MIT student and must demonstrate that MIT students have made a significant contribution to the innovation.

IDEAS is an annual innovation and social entrepreneurship competition for MIT students and their collaborators. We enable students to apply their MIT education in real-world situations to tackle quality of life issues for people around the world. Winning teams receive up to $15,000 to launch their projects during a 15-month grant period.

Throughout the academic year, we offer students and their potential collaborators opportunities to meet one another at various events and share their ideas and expertise. Teams take part in an initial proposal review process, which provides feedback, staff support, and potential mentor matching.

Final entries are judged in the spring on their innovation, feasibility, and community impact by a panel of experts who represent the range of subject matter included in the submitted proposals.

Details

• Application deadline: February 28, 2019 (by 6 pm EST)

MIT Team Leaders: Register your team on the application site

Questions? Email globalchallenge@mit.edu